Medical doctors in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Medical doctors was 43.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
43.3%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
64th
of 82 countries
All-time high
43.3%
in 2023
All-time low
13.7%
in 2010
Years of data
7
2010–2023
Medical doctors in Bangladesh, 2010–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, medical doctors in Bangladesh stood at 43.3%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 216.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical doctors in Bangladesh peaked at 43.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13.7%, in 2010.
That places Bangladesh 64th out of 82 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Medical doctors in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 13.7% | — |
| 2017 | 37.7% | +175.2% |
| 2018 | 38.8% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 41.6% | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 42.0% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 43.0% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 43.3% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.1% | 13.7% | 38.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 42.5% | 41.6% | 43.3% | 4 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,153 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,062 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.1562 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.134 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.179 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1425 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical doctors in Bangladesh?
- Medical doctors in Bangladesh was 43.3% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest medical doctors recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 43.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest medical doctors recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.7% in 2010.
- How does Bangladesh rank for medical doctors?
- Bangladesh ranks 64th out of 82 countries with data for 2023.
- Is medical doctors rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 216.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Medical doctors (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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